Distress Act 1554
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Acte touching thimpounding of Distresses.[b] |
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| Citation | 1 & 2 Ph. & M. c. 12 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 January 1555 |
| Commencement | 1 April 1555[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1970 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Distress Act 1554[a] (1 & 2 Ph. & M. c. 12) was an act of the Parliament of England.
Subsequent developments
Section 3 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).
Section 2 of the act, from "further" to "aforesaid that" was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part I of the schedule to, Statute Law Revision Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 3).
The words of commencement were repealed by section 1 of, and schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).
The whole act, so far as unrepealed, was repealed by section 1 of, and part VII of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.
Notes
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and the second schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ These words are printed against this act in the second column of the second schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
- ^ Start of session.